Mandated tests for assessing the knowledge of beginning teachers are considered a controversial policy, in part because
a. Most school districts use papers, projects and presentations to evaluate beginning teacher knowledge.
b. There is no nationally agreed-upon definition of what competencies a beginning teacher must be able to demonstrate before entering the profession.
c. Undergraduate course grades are widely regarded as the most accurate measure of beginning teacher content knowledge.
d. Professional résumés have proven to be the best way to assess the professional job readiness of a beginning teacher candidate.
B
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